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'''''-ath''''' is a [[Sindarin]] collective plural suffix,<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 24-26</ref> meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such. | '''''-ath''''' is a [[Sindarin]] collective plural suffix,<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 24-26</ref> meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[ | *''[[Argonath|Argon'''ath''']]'' (used as a dual) | ||
*[[ | *''[[Cirith Thoronath|Cirith Thoron'''ath''']]'' | ||
*[[ | *''[[Dagor Dagorath|Dagor Dagor'''ath''']]'' | ||
*[[Drúath]] | *''[[Drúath|Drú'''ath''']]'' | ||
*[[ | *''[[ennor#Compounds|ennor'''ath''']]'' | ||
* [[ | *''[[Eglath|Egl'''ath''']]'' | ||
*[[Taur-im-Duinath|Taur-im-''' | *''[[giliath|gili'''ath''']]'' | ||
*''[[Periannath|Periann'''ath''']]'' | |||
*''[[Taur-im-Duinath|Taur-im-Duin'''ath''']]'' (again dual, referring to a forest between two rivers [[Sirion]] and [[Gelion]]) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:21, 20 August 2019
-ath is a Sindarin collective plural suffix,[1] meaning all of the group to which it is affixed. It originated as a dual, and is sometimes still used as such.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Argonath (used as a dual)
- Cirith Thoronath
- Dagor Dagorath
- Drúath
- ennorath
- Eglath
- giliath
- Periannath
- Taur-im-Duinath (again dual, referring to a forest between two rivers Sirion and Gelion)
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 24-26
- J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972)
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations": Commentary to "A Elbereth Gilthoniel", in The Road Goes Ever On, especially pages 72-3 (third edition)
